Yeah, I'm going to be setting up generated configs this week anyway,
although I probably won't be using m4. I'm sorry for replying off-list
- I really should just ditch gmail altogether.
On Apr 9, 2005 12:08 PM, Jim Trocki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Apr 2005, Hans Fugal wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't have thought of it either, had I not read that paragraph in
> > the Time::Period documentation. I would be sad to see this behavior
> > go, because wd {Sun-Sat} is a lot more to type and not as clear.
>
> i don't see how an empty string is more clear than one that describes
> something, but hey, whatever :)
>
> however, what i've always done is just define my time periods with an
> m4 macro like this:
>
> define(OFF_HOURS, `wd {Mon-Fri} hr {10pm-7am}, wd {Sat Sun}')dnl
>
> ...
>
> period OFF_HOURS
> ...
>
> that's quite clear and easy to type.
>
>
> > I'll upgrade, or use the opstatus => "fail" workaround, depending on
> > whether I feel like sticking with the debian packages or striking out
> > on my own on Monday.
>
> ok, let me know how you make out.
>
>
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